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_ation Arrested by Undercover Officers After Trying to Sell His Laptop Online

Would there be any cc camera recording of the entire incident probably that might help in identifying those officers

_ation Apple's Push to Flood India with Used iPhones Ignites Backlash

If apple is allowed to sell refurbished phones in India surely lot more people will opt for those instead of the cheaper Chinese alternatives or Indian versions and this could be the reason why the manufacturers here don't want Apple in their price segment as it might affect them directly

_ation Apple's Push to Flood India with Used iPhones Ignites Backlash

Also adding to that most of the intelligent people who are moving out and settling else would have studied with governments money from premium institutions

_ation Google Nik collection now available for free

These can be run standalone also (atleast on windows not sure about mac though)

_ation Toyotas Unintended Acceleration and the Big Bowl of “Spaghetti” Code (2013)

Similar to the aerospace and medical may be there should be strict regulations in terms of processes to be followed for development in the automobile industry also. Usually in medical, failing the audit would restrict the producer to sell the product in market for 1 year. May be something similar could be enforced in automobile industry also. Ofcourse it might increase the cost of cars but atleast they will be lot more safer.

_ation India’s Snapdeal Says the Country Doesn’t Have the Programmers It Needs

Also I dont think someone needs to study in a university to become a specialist. Passion I think is more important than formal university education

_ation India’s Snapdeal Says the Country Doesn’t Have the Programmers It Needs

They could consider opening development center in Bangalore or Hyderabad instead of US. If there are good enough developers in India for Google and Microsoft Snapdeal should not have problem finding the right people.